Apparel garment



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w. KOPS APPAREL GARMENT Filed Oct. 5, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet. 1

W. KOP$ APPAREL GARMENT Filed octfs, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 1, 1924.

WALDEMAR KOIPS, OF NEW YORK,

N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO KOPS BROTHERS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

AIPIPAREL GARMENT.

Application filed October 5, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALDE'MAR Kors, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Apparel Garments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an apparel garment and more particularly to that type of garment shown and described in my applications, Serial Nos. 491,103, filed August 10, 1921, and 55%,521, filed April 18, 1922. This type of garment is one that is made to wear. next to the body as a combined under vest, corset and brassiere, the garment per forming the functions of all three of the garments named so that instead of wearing three garments in the use of my improved garment but one may be worn. This garment is preferably made of relatively light weight material which is sufiiciently yielding to permit the garment to perform its intended functions and sufficiently soft to prevent the garment from injuring the skin. The material of which the garment is constructed is also preferably a washable material so that the garment may be laundered in the usual manner of laundering under garments. WVhile this garment is adapted for general use it is particularly serviceable as an under garment to be worn in athletic sports, dancing and other similar exercises where entire freedom of movement of all parts of the body is necessary or desirable and which cannot be obtained in the use of stayed corset garments as commonly eonstructed. Furthermore, and to this end, the garment is so constructed as to completely cover the body from substantially the bust to the thighs and to support and confinethe busts as well as to confine the hips, thighs and abdominal portions of the body of the wearer.

The garment made in accordance with the present invention is preferably so constructed as to have the "back sections of the bust member connected to the back sections of the hip, thigh and abdominal member in orderthat both sections of the garment may be passed around the body from the back to the front. The-bust member, however, is divided or separated from the hip, thigh and abdominal member at the front portions thereof at substantially the waist line and in positions extending from the axil- Serial No. 592,471.

lary parts of the garment to the front central portions thereof along which, in this instance, both members of the garment are adjustably connected to be secured in position on the body, it being understood that the upper front portions of the hip, thigh and abdominal member are adapted to overlie the lower front portions of the bust member so that the garment completely covers the body from the bust to the thighs, and that there are means employed for securing these overlapping front portions of the members of the garment in position for use, as will be hereinafter more particularly described.

' In the drawing:

Fig-fl is a perspective view of a garment made in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view showing the garment in an extended position.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged front elevation of the garment, and

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing another form of garment made in accordance with this invention.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the garment made in accordance with this invention preferably comprises a bust member and a hip, thigh and abdominal member. The bust member may be constructed of any suitable material, preferably of such a texture as to be adapted to be worn next to the body and also to be washable so that the garment may be laundered in the usual manner of cleaning under garments. A illustrated the bust member consists of back sections 10 and 11, and front sections 12 and 13. The back sections 10 and 11 are connected along a line of stitching indicated at 14, while the back section 10 is connected to the front section 12along a line of stitching 15, and the back section 11 is connected to the front'section 13 along a line of stitching 16. This construction, however, is merely illustrative of a manner in which this member of the garment may be made. The edge of the front member 12 is provided with a reinforcing strip 17 in which there is a series of eyelets 18. Similarly the front edge of the member 13 is provided with a reinforcing strip 19 in which there is a series of eyelets 20 corresponding in number with the eyelets 18. In this form of the invention the front sections of the bust member are provided with downward extensions. The extension of the front section 12 is indicated at 21. The front edge of this extension is preferably a continuation of the front edge of the section 12 as indicated at 22, and the opposite edge of this extension is preferably curved or tapered as indicated at 23. At the lower extremity the extension 21 is provided with a hose supporter 24 which includes the customary clasp 25 forming part of the hose supporter. Similarly the extension extending from the front section 13 is indicated at 26. The front edge of this extension is indicated at 27 and preferably a continua tion of the front section 13, while the op positely disposed edge of this extension is tapered or curved as indicated at 28. In a similar manner the extremity of this exten sion is fitted with a hose supporter 24 including the usual clasp 25'.

The hip,-thiglr and abdominal member may also be made of a plurality of sections and preferably of the same material as that of which the bust member is made. As illustrated this hip, thigh and abdominal member comprises a back section 29, a back section 30, a front side section 31, a front side section 32 and front sections 33 and 34. The back section 29 is connected to the back section 30 along a line of stitching indicated at 35. The back section 29 is connected to the front side section 31 along a line of stitching indicated at 36. The back section 30 is connected to the front side. section 32 along aline of stitching indicated at 37. The front side section 31 is connected to the front section 33 along a line of stitching indicated at 38, and the front side section 32 is connected to the front section .34 along a line of stitching indicated at 39. Also as illustrated in the lower portion of the garment between the back sections and the front side sections suitable gore members may be employed. These are indicated at and 41 respectively. The back section 29 is connected to the back section 10 along a line of stitching 40' and the back section .30 is connected, to the backsection 11 along a line of stitching indicated at 41. The line of stitching 15 and the line of stitching 36 terminate at substantially the right axillar waistline portion of the garment from which portion forwardly the parts of the garment are separated. Similarly the lines of stitching 16 and 37 terminate at substantiallythe left axillar waistline portion of the garment from which forwardly the parts of the garment are separated.

-The edge of the front section 33 is pro vided with a reinforcing strip 42 in which there is a series of eyelets 43. Similarly the front edge of the front member 34 is provided with a reinforcing strip 44 in which there is a series of eyelets. 45 corresponding in number to the eyelets in the series 43 thereof. In this form of garment there may also be provided suitable hose supporters which preferably are attached to the lower edge of the garment at those portions in which the gores 40 and 41 are inserted. These hose supporters are indicated at 46 and 47.

In the hip, thigh and abdominal member and in positions adjacent the upper edges of the front side section 31 and the front section 33 I employ a plurality of but-ton holes 48 adapted to coact with a button 49 secured in a suitable position in the front section 12- of the bust member. The other side of the garment is similarly constructed by providing button holes 50 in positions adjacent the upper edge of the front side section 32 on the front section 34, these being adapted to cooperate with a button 51 fixed in a suitable position on the front section 13 of the bust member. In the construction of the garment I also prefer to employ suitable shoulder straps which are indicated at 52 and 53.

In the form of the garment shown in Fig. 4 the extensions of the front sections 12 and 13 of the bust member are entirely omitted and the lower edges of these sections of the bust member as indicated at 54 and 55 respectively are adapted to underlie the upper portions of the front side section and front sections of the hip, thigh and abdominal member of the garment. In the use of the garment a lace 56 is threaded through the eyelets 18 and the eyelets 20 as well as through the eyelets 43 and 45 in such a manner preferably that the lower eyelet in the series 18 thereof is coincident or registers with the upper eyelet in the series 43 thereof, and similarly the lower eyelet 20 in the series thereof is made to register with the upper eyelet 45 in the series thereof. This feature, together wit-h the securing of the button 49 and 51 in either of the button holes 48, 50 respectively causes the lower portions of the front sections of the bust member to underlie the upper front portions of the hip, thigh and abdominal member and secures these overlapping portions of the garment in position in use on the body of the wearer. It will be understood, however, that if desirable separate laces may be employed, one for the bust member and another for the hip, thigh and abdominal member.

I claim as my invention:

1. An apparel garment adapted for use as a'combined under vest, corset and brassiere and to completely cover the body. from substantially the bust to the thighs, comprisin z a one piece body member having a back section, bust sections and hip, thigh and abdominal sections, the bust section in each front portion of the garment being separated from the hip, thigh and abdominal section in the corresponding front portion of the garment along a line of division which extends from the front edges of the said sections to substantially the axillar portions of the garment, the upper edges of the hip, thigh and abdominal sections being adapted to overlie the lower edges of the bust sections in the front portions of the garment, and tension devices extending downwardly from the said bust sections and underlying the front portions of the said hip, thigh and abdominal sections.

2. An apparel garment adapted for use 7 as a combined under vest, corset and brassiere and to completely cover the body from substantially the bust to the thighs, comprising a one piece body member having a back section, bust sections and hip, thigh and abdominal sections, th bust section in each front portion of the garment being separated. from the hip, thigh and abdominal section in the corresponding front portion of the garment along a line of division which extends from the front edges of the said sections to substantially the axillar portions of the garment, the upper edges of the hip, thigh and abdominal sections being adapted to overlie the lower edges of th bust sections in the front portions of the garment, means for connecting the said bust sections and the hip, thigh and abdominal sections at the front of the garment, and tension devices extending from the said bust sect-ions and underlying the front portions of the said hip, thigh and abdominal sections.

3. An apparal garment adapted for use as a combined under vest, corset and brassiere and to completely cover the body from substantially the bust to the thighs, comprising a one piece body member having a back section, bust sections and hip, thigh and abdominal sections, the bust section in each front portion of the garment being separated from the hip, thigh and abdominal section in the corresponding front portion of the garment along a line of division which extends from the front edges of the said sections to substantially the axillar portions of the garment, the upper edges of the hip, thigh and abdominal sections being adapted to overlie the lower edges of the bust sections in the front portionsof the garment, means for connecting the edges of the said bust section and the hip, thigh and abdominal sections at the front of the garment, means for connecting the overlapping front portions of the hip, thigh and abdominal sections to the underlying portions of the said bust sections, and tension devices depending from the said bust sections and underlying the said hip, thigh and abdominal sections.

4. An apparel garment adapted for use as a combined under vest, corset and brassiere and to completely cover the body from substantially the bust to the thighs, comprising a one piece body member having a back section, bust sections and hip, thigh and abdominal sections, the bust section in each front portion of the garment being separated from the hip, thigh and abdominal section in the corresponding front portion of the garment along a line of division which extends from the front edges of the said sections to substantially the axillar portions of the garment, the upper edges of the hip, thigh and abdominal sections being adapted to overlie the lower edges of the bust sections in the front portions of the garment, means for connecting the edges of the said bust section and the hip, thigh and abdominal sections at the front of the garment, means for connecting the overlapping front port-ions of the hip, thigh and abdominal sections to the underlying portions of the said bust sections, extensions depending from the said bust sections and underlying the said hip, thigh and abdominal sections, and hose supporters connected at the extremities of the said extensions.

Signed by me this 19th day of September,

WALDEMAR KOPS. 

